Nami Solar, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s Nami Energy company, and SK Ecoplant, a member of the Republic of Korea’s conglomerate SK Group, sealed a joint venture deal on January 24 to pump US$200 million into solar energy development in Vietnam.

A signing ceremony for the bidding contract No.3 in the form of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for Phuoc Thai 2 and Phuoc Thai 3 solar power plants took place in Hanoi on December 22.

Dr. Nguyen Trong Hieu, a senior lecturer in the solar cell major at the Australia National University (ANU), has been honoured with a science-technology prize in the field of new material technology.

VOV.VN - Denmark’s LEGO Group that specializes in toy production globally for kids has decided to invest more than US$1 billion in a project to build a plant in Binh Duong province, southern Vietnam.

The US Department of Commerce has recently announced it will not conduct an anti-tariff circumvention investigation against solar panels made in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia at a request by a group of anonymous businesses called American Solar Manufacturers against Chinese Circumvention (A-SMACC).

VOV.VN - Visual Capitalist, one of the fastest growing publishers globally which focuses on producing content on energy, technology, and the global economy, has listed Vietnam among the world’s top 10 for largest installed solar power capacity.

The increasing proportion of clean energy such as solar and wind power in recent years has helped Vietnam diversify energy sources and reduce its dependence on imported energy, thus enhancing its national energy security.

Vu Phong Energy Group has been honoured as the EPC Company of the Year at “The Solar Future Awards 2021”, the group said on November 9.

The Government of Vietnam is building open mechanisms to mobilise private investment in power projects, especially in renewable energy (RE).

The Hoa Binh Construction Group (HBC) and Scotland’s Shire Oak International (SOI) have struck a strategic deal to develop rooftop solar power.